B.—l [Pγ. IV], Sup. to 1934.

DEPARTMENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. M.V. " Maui Pomabe." —Revenue Account fob the Yeae ended 31st March, 1934. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. To Salaries and wages .. .- •• 7,205 14 9 By Freights, passage-money, and miscellaneous Overtime .. 613 16 2 receipts 29,650 9 10 Pay in lieu of leave . • ■ ■ • • 105 22 Labour at island ports .. .. .. 503 4 1 Victualling .. .. .. •• 1,849 7 4 Cabin stores .. .. .. • • 527 5 6 Deck stores 668 10 6 Engine-room stores - - •. • • 1,023 7 0 Fuel oil .. .. ■• •• •• 3,778 1 9 Lubricating oil • • • • • • 997 9 3 Repairs .. ... 2,255 5 8 Painting . . . . - • • • ■ • 137 8 8 Docking .. .. • • • ■ • • 107 11 4 Laundry 101 7 10 Medical expenses .. .. .. • • 207 6 8 Rent, storage-shed .. .. •. 23 0 0 Stevedoring and tallying .. .. ■• 1,835 16 9 Harbour Board charges' .. .. ■■ 457 411 Agencv commission .. .. ■ • 669 8 2 Water 21 14 9 Rail fares to home ports .. .. ■ • 4 810 Claims .. 912 6 Printing and stationery .. . ■ ■ ■ 39 10 11 Transhipping charges and freights .. ■ . 185 10 7 Audit fee . • ■ • ■ • ■ ■ 80 0 0 Expenses, Technical Advisory Committee .. 78 15 0 Survey fees .. • • • • • • 32 8 0 Uniform allowances . . • • • • 45 0 0 Miscellaneous expenses .. . . ■ • 388 7 2 Depreciation on vessel .. .. •• 2,71846 Balance carried down .. .. •• 2,980 9 1 £29,650 910 9 ! 650 11° £ s. d. £ s - d - To Interest on capital 2,446 7 11 By Balance brought down 2,980 9 1 Excess of income over expenditure .. .. 534 1 2 ~£2~980 a i £2,980 9 1 Income and Expenditure Account fob the Yeae ended 31st March, 1.934. Expenditure,. £ s. d. Income. £ e. d. To Salaries .. ■■ ■• .. 1,070 13 6 By Balance carried down .. .. •■ is o Advertising .. • • • • ■ • 0 17 6 Fuel, light, &c. .. . • • • • • 46 11 4 Office expenses .. ■ • • ■ • ■ 5 9 1 Postage, telegrams, &c. .. ■ ■ • • 442 16 10 Printing and stationery .. • • ■ • 110 5 1 Telephone services .. . . • ■ - ■ 44 10 9 Rent .. •■ •• ■• •• 72 0 0 Sundry expenses . . . ■ • • • ■ 1° J» j> Travelling-expenses.. .. •■ •• 172 12 " Depreciation .. . • • • ■ • 23 2 6 £2,005 18 5 £2.005 18 5 '"SSSV.i^:: :: SS 'l \ "SL."SS2K. I^=. 1 r- :: ,k 1 1 Interest on capital .. . • • • • • 13 8 9 £5,539 7 2 £<M>39^J7^2 NoTF-The following charges, for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation, are included: (a) Rental value as SsesLd by the Public Works Department; (6) interest at 4J per cent, on capital; (c) No charge for the cost of exchange on payments made in London is included m the accounts. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1934. Liabilities. £ »■ d - Asseta - -L?i 'V Panital .. •• ■■ 54,663 16 9 Stores on hand 7,201 J,) 1 Creditors- '' £ e. <L Office fittings 299 8 6 Departmental 24 12 5 MV. «Maui Pomare" -, 54,364 8 Sundrv •• .. 1,147 8 8 Official stamps .. •• •• •• <i £ 6 bunrtry _1 1,172 1 1 Debtors— £ s. d. Depreciation Reserve .. .'. ■■ 5,660 18 3 Departmental 2 0 0 Treasury Adjustment Account 6,220 15 5 Sundry 40 (i 5 5 New Zealand Reparation Estates Account .. 434 6 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. •• 5,005 6 0 G. Brennan, Accountant. A. W. B. Ross, for Secretary. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account, Income a,nd Expenditure Account, and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position asdisclosed thereby, subject to the above departmental notes.-J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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